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26And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.

Numbers 15:26

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  • Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 22-29)

We have here the laws concerning sacrifices for sins of ignorance; the Jews understand it of idolatry, or false worship, through the error of their teachers. The case here supposed is that they had not observed all these commandments , Num. 15:22 ; 23 . If they had failed in the offerings of their acknowledgment, and had not brought them according to the law, then they must bring an offering of at…

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